Protect the services that
protect Sutter County.

When a fire breaks out, a family calls 911, or our community needs safe, reliable drinking water, there is no substitute for being prepared.

Measure G protects the basic local services Sutter County residents depend on every day:

• Fire and 911 Emergency Medical Response
• Keeping Local Fire Stations Open
• Sheriffs and Police Patrols
• Clean and Adequate Drinking Water Supplies
• Road Repairs

This is not about expanding government. It is about preventing the loss of services we already rely on.

Rising costs, aging infrastructure and growing demands are putting increasing pressure on public safety and water systems. Without a stable local source of funding, the risk is simple:

• Fewer Resources for Emergency Response
• Deteriorating Roads
• Struggles to maintain the services that protect our families, homes and businesses.

Measure G provides a locally controlled source of funding for vital services. Every dollar stays local. Sacramento politicians can't touch it.

Measure G includes strong taxpayer protections:

• Independent audits
• A Citizens' Oversight Committee
• Public review and disclosure are required

We all will be able to see how funds are spent and hold local government accountable.

Taxpayer skepticism is reasonable. That is exactly why Measure G should be judged by what we stand to lose without it — and by whether the safeguards are strong enough to protect taxpayers.

Keeping firefighters, paramedics and law enforcement available when emergencies happen is not optional. Neither is ensuring reliable drinking water or maintaining the roads we all use.

Measure G is a local solution to local needs, with local accountability. Before service reductions and infrastructure problems become costly emergencies, we should protect the fundamentals.

Please join your neighbors, Fire Fighters, Deputy Sheriffs, small business owners, farmers, nurses, taxpayer advocates and us in voting YES on Measure G.

Protect the services that protect Sutter County.

The opposition raises fair questions about taxes—but its argument leaves out why Measure G is on the ballot: essential local services are already under strain.

Measure G was developed by Sutter County, Yuba City and Live Oak to create a locally controlled funding source for:

• Public safety
• Emergency response
• Safe drinking water
• Street and road repair

The State cannot take these funds. Independent audits, citizens' oversight, public review and spending disclosure are required so residents can see where the money goes.

Yes, Measure G is a general tax. But it does not mean the money disappears into a “blank check.” Local budgets are public, expenditures are audited, and voters can hold local officials accountable.

Measure G also is NOT a fixed annual charge.

What anyone pays depends entirely on taxable purchases. The opposition's own argument acknowledges that groceries and prescription medicines are exempt.

And Measure G does not have an automatic expiration date; the ballot language says the tax continues “until ended by voters.” Voters retain that authority.

Past elections do not solve today's problems.

Some days only three deputies patrol roughly 600 square miles, while fire or medical response in parts of the county can take up to 15 minutes.

Measure G asks whether Sutter County should have locally controlled resources to maintain essential services residents depend on before service reductions become more costly emergencies for local families.

Please join us in voting Yes on Measure G.